Diageo, in its various guises, has been a major client of The Simmance Partnership since the beginning. The relationship has evolved to a position where we are now considered a vital link for Diageo to the FMCG talent pool at all levels and virtually across every continent of the world.
We have built a formidable working partnership based on one successful appointment after another, such that we are now acknowledged as key providers of commercial talent for the UK and International Sales and Marketing community, recruiting positions for salaries ranging £50,000 to £120,000.
The work we undertake for Diageo covers Middle and Senior Management appointments across the UK, Europe, Middle East and Africa markets for both local and global roles. Recruiting more than a dozen significant management roles every year, our success rate is excellent. Our ‘constant’ is to attract the 'best in class' of FMCG talent as part of a rigorous ongoing recruitment and succession planning strategy.
"You know us very well, have taken time and care to really understand who we are, our strategy and the talent that we need to fulfill our ambitions. Your ability to take the brief, challenge it if necessary and match it with the right candidates is hugely valuable. It may sound like an obvious thing (this is what search firms do) but you are, in my experience, one of very few firms who actually deliver it"
You are a real partner to us and hold yourself as accountable for a great outcome as we do.
You care deeply about the candidates and go out of your way to ensure that they are treated well. And so they should be...but it doesn't always happen. You never flinch from calling us if we are not creating the right experience for them and you do this because you care about Diageo and our reputation.
You are brilliant at what you do. I have yet to set you a challenge which you have not risen to. Whether it's a high potential Customer Team Manager for the UK and France (with very specific experience, language and leadership requirements), a retail development expert for the Middle East, a Marketing Manager with luxury experience, an Innovation Specialist...the list goes on. You always deliver.
You challenge us and expand our thinking. You always question, and do so from the intent of creating the right outcome for Diageo, the candidate/s and your business. I find this really refreshing. You think carefully and broadly about what you do and care passionately that we do a really good job together. You are insightful and really do help us to make the right decisions.
I am committed to our partnership and value it above any other I have in the area of Resourcing."
Nikki Cartwright – Human Resources Director, GTME